Identifier: systemofmidwife00leis (find matches)
Title: A system of midwifery, including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Leishman, William, 1834-1894. (from old catalog) Parry, John S., 1843-1876, (from old catalog) ed
Subjects: Obstetrics
Publisher: Philadelphia, H. C. Lea
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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oduced. The reasonfor bringing the woman quite to the edge of the bed now becomes ob-vious, as it is only in this way that the handle of the upper blade canbe sufficiently depressed to admit of its easy introduction. This bladeis introduced, as will be observed, in front of the lower blade, as it isonly in this way that the two parts of the forceps will lock.1 Thehand is now to be steadily raised, when, under the direction of thefingers, the blade will glide over the right side of the childs head. An 1 We have frequently observed that students who may be practicing these detailswith the machine and phantom commit the error of passing the second blade with-out any reference to the direction of the lock in the first. This error cannot possi-bly be committed in practice if the directions here laid down are observed. 478 THE FORCEPS. (CHAP. excellent guide during this part of the operation is derived from anobservation of the inner or metallic surface of the handle, which should Fig. 159.
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Introduction of the upper blade. remain parallel with the corresponding surface of the lower blade, andthe earliest deviation of the blade from its proper course will be foundin an inclination of this surface to one side or another. Should this Fig. 160.

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